The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons) - Brossura

Gruzinski, Serge

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500300186 ISBN 13: 9780500300183

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 1992

Riassunto

The gruesome Aztec practice of mass human sacrifice horrified Cortes when he entered Tenochticlan in 1519. Yet these bloodthirsty warriors also created a refined society, monumental architecture, powerful sculpture, magnificently illustrated codices, fine goldwork and brilliant feathered costumes. How did these contradictory aspects co-exist in one people? The richly illustrated text is supplemented by contemporary documents including evidence on Aztec myths, social organization, trade, the arts, human sacrifice, the conquest, the continuation of Aztec religion after Christianity and the fate of the Indian population today.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0500300186
• ISBN 13: 9780500300183
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 192